{"id":944,"date":"2017-01-17T18:22:21","date_gmt":"2017-01-17T18:22:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trailerstar.co.uk\/songwriter\/?p=944"},"modified":"2017-01-17T18:24:39","modified_gmt":"2017-01-17T18:24:39","slug":"where-two-rivers-meet-marys-dream-the-story-behind-the-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trailerstar.co.uk\/songwriter\/2017\/01\/17\/where-two-rivers-meet-marys-dream-the-story-behind-the-song\/","title":{"rendered":"Where Two Rivers Meet (Mary&#8217;s Dream) &#8211; The story behind the song"},"content":{"rendered":"<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"350\" height=\"470\" style=\"position: relative; display: block; width: 350px; height: 470px;\" src=\"\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/v=2\/track=87037576\/album=1411039729\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/\" allowtransparency=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"tralbumData tralbum-about\">Whilst living in Edinburgh I attended the first year of a evening course in Scottish Cultural Studies.<\/div>\n<div class=\"tralbumData tralbum-about\">Tutors included Murdo Mac Donald and Cairns Craig and I met Robert Alan Jamieson and Hamish Henderson.<\/div>\n<div class=\"tralbumData tralbum-about\">It was fantastic. As part of it I wrote an essay on a lesser known Scottish poet William Neil and researched this song<\/div>\n<div class=\"tralbumData tralbum-about\">through studying a ballad from Kirkudbright called &#8216;Mary&#8217;s Dream&#8217;.<\/div>\n<div class=\"tralbumData tralbum-about\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tralbumData tralbum-about\">\n<p>This is my reinterpretation of the romantic story attached to the writing of the song &#8216;Mary&#8217;s Dream&#8217;. The full story too long for here so please read the extra material here:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kirkcudbright.co\/historyarticle.asp?ID=122&amp;p=7&amp;g=4\">www.kirkcudbright.co\/historyarticle.asp?ID=122&amp;p=7&amp;g=4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The last verse is based on &#8216;New Eden&#8217; in Dickens &#8216;American Notes&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>There is a natural vantage point in Dumfries known as John Lowe&#8217;s seat at the point where &#8216;Two rivers meet&#8217;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"lyrics-label\">lyrics<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tralbumData lyricsText\">\n<p>WHERE TWO RIVERS MEET<\/p>\n<p>I WAS BORN WHERE TWO RIVERS MEET<br \/>\nI LEARNT TO PLOUGH AND I LEARNT TO REAP<br \/>\nTHEN I WENT TO THE UNIVERSITY<br \/>\nAND I LEARNT ALL THE WORDS THE RICH MEN NEED<\/p>\n<p>OH MARY, OH MARY,<br \/>\nWILL YOU WAIT FOR ME<br \/>\nWHERE TWO RIVERS MEET<\/p>\n<p>WE LEFT THE PORT AT DEAD OF NIGHT<br \/>\nTHE FULL MOON ON THE SAILS DID SHINE<br \/>\nWE PASSED THROUGH LANDS OF ICE AND SNOW<br \/>\nTWO DIED BELOW, THEIR BODIES FROZE<\/p>\n<p>THEN I FOUND A PLACE IN AMERIKY AND CUT BACK THE TREES<br \/>\nAND A SNAKE IT BIT INTO ME<br \/>\nTHEN I DREAMT I WAS DELIRIOUS<br \/>\nI DIDNT KNOW WHAT TIME OR YEAR IT WAS<\/p>\n<p>AND I THOUGHT I SAW YOU IN YOUR WHITE GOWN<br \/>\nTRIPPING ACROSS THAT EMPTY GROUND<br \/>\nBUT IT WAS JUST THE WATER OF THE FLOOD<br \/>\nAS IT ROSE AROUND MY HOUSE<\/p>\n<p>AND I WAS DEAD&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>OH MARY WILL YOU WEEP FOR ME.<br \/>\nWHERE TWO RIVERS MEET.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-949\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/trailerstar.co.uk\/songwriter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/marys.jpg?resize=640%2C762&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"762\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/trailerstar.co.uk\/songwriter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/marys.jpg?resize=860%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 860w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/trailerstar.co.uk\/songwriter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/marys.jpg?resize=252%2C300&amp;ssl=1 252w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/trailerstar.co.uk\/songwriter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/marys.jpg?resize=768%2C914&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/trailerstar.co.uk\/songwriter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/marys.jpg?resize=676%2C805&amp;ssl=1 676w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/trailerstar.co.uk\/songwriter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/marys.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/trailerstar.co.uk\/songwriter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/marys.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Whilst living in Edinburgh I attended the first year of a evening course in Scottish Cultural Studies. 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